ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
08/22/2025
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ABA CLASS A
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS
GAME ID: 4315 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Catharines Blue Jays (63-60) 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 1 3 14 17 1
Kansas City Dust Devils (55-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2
Blue Jays Strike Down Dust Devils, 14-1
John Decker, who is tied for 8th in the N-A in saves with 11, had a strong outing for the St. Catharines Blue Jays against the Kansas City Dust Devils at Kansas City Grounds. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 14-1 win. Decker, now 6-5, was the winner. In 5.2 innings, he gave up 1 hit, while striking out 5, walking 5, and allowing no runs. At 63-60, the Blue Jays are currently third in the Northern A West Division.

Max Benitez broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the fourth with a run-scoring walk. It put the Blue Jays in front, 1-0. For the game, Benitez was 1-2 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Benitez.
ST. CATHARINES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Phelps SS 6 1 0 1 0 2 8 .252 1 13
J. Troia DH 6 0 3 4 0 1 3 .325 12 39
R. Rodrguez RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .315 16 49
   b-D. Sutton PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
M. Wisler 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .321 11 45
   c-A. Fox PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .462 2 2
   d-M. Jensen 1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .319 3 19
T. Chapin LF 6 1 1 0 0 2 4 .231 3 7
M. Benitez 2B 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 .303 2 6
   a-J. Pegram PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
E. Montes de Oca 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .302 6 27
A. Grenier C 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .333 1 12
B. Baker CF 3 2 2 0 1 1 3 .234 3 11
Totals 42 14 17 12 4 8 27      
a - J. Pegram pinch hit for M. Benitez in the 7th
b - D. Sutton pinch hit for R. Rodrguez in the 8th
c - A. Fox pinch hit for M. Wisler in the 8th
d - M. Jensen substituted for A. Fox in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Troia (11, 7th Inning off L. Fonseca, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Benitez (2, 5th Inning off D. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Fox (2, 8th Inning off L. Fonseca, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Troia 4 , R. Rodrguez 2 , M. Wisler , A. Fox 4 , T. Chapin , M. Benitez 4 , J. Pegram , E. Montes de Oca 2 , A. Grenier 3 , B. Baker 2
2-out RBI: , J. Troia 2 , M. Wisler , M. Benitez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Troia , R. Rodrguez , T. Chapin 2
Sac Bunt: B. Baker
Sac Fly: M. Jensen
Hit by Pitch: R. Rodrguez , A. Grenier
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Benitez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Phelps-Benitez-Wisler)
OF assists: 1 (Chapin(Weiser at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Thompson RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .275 8 47
   b-O. Maldonado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067 0 0
   c-J. Randel 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 3 21
J. Riggle LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 .257 6 30
J. Weiser 2B 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 .273 25 75
I. Giddins SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .274 2 14
T. Mardis 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306 12 63
M. Griffin CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .256 7 45
M. Campbell 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 13 43
   a-W. Ramirez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0 1
   d-M. Woolwine PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 12 58
J. Diaz DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .283 5 43
F. Castillo C 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .193 5 18
   e-D. Wilson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 1
Totals 29 1 5 1 8 8 20      
a - W. Ramirez pinch hit for M. Campbell in the 7th
b - O. Maldonado pinch hit for V. Thompson in the 7th
c - J. Randel substituted for O. Maldonado in the 8th
d - M. Woolwine pinch hit for W. Ramirez in the 8th
e - D. Wilson pinch hit for F. Castillo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Riggle (6, 8th Inning off J. Cotto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Thompson , J. Riggle 4 , T. Mardis , M. Griffin , J. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Weiser , I. Giddins 2 , M. Woolwine
GIDP: J. Riggle
Sac Bunt: J. Riggle , F. Castillo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Weiser (7)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Giddins (5) , M. Griffin (8)
OF assists: 1 (Riggle(Troia at 3rd base))
PB: F. Castillo 2
ST. CATHARINES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Decker W (6-5) 5.2 1 0 0 5 5 0 84 2.84   
J. Cotto 2.1 3 1 1 2 3 1 45 4.68   
R. Hadder 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 5.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Decker 67
Batters Faced: J. Decker 23, J. Cotto 11, R. Hadder 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Decker 6-5, J. Cotto 0-3, R. Hadder 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Decker 84-47, J. Cotto 45-26, R. Hadder 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cotto 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez L (3-5) 3.2 8 5 5 1 4 0 65 6.48   
D. Valdez 2.2 3 4 4 2 1 1 48 5.98   
L. Fonseca 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 29 4.39   
D. Romero 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.07   
T. Jacobs 1.0 3 3 1 0 1 0 23 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 26
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 20, D. Valdez 15, L. Fonseca 7, D. Romero 1, T. Jacobs 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 4-3, D. Valdez 1-6, L. Fonseca 0-1, D. Romero 0-1, T. Jacobs 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 65-40, D. Valdez 48-27, L. Fonseca 29-17, D. Romero 3-3, T. Jacobs 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Valdez 2-0 , L. Fonseca 2-2 , D. Romero 1-0
WP: L. Fonseca
Hit Batsmen: D. Valdez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Decker
Ballpark: Kansas City Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 5105
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